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Stent-Graft Limb Deployment in the External Iliac Artery Increases the Risk of Limb Occlusion Following Endovascular AAA Repair.
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PMID:  22313206     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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Abstract Purpose: To assess whether deployment of an endograft limb in the external iliac artery (EIA) increases the rate of limb occlusion following endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR). Methods: Interrogation of a prospectively maintained database identified 661 patients (596 men; median age 73 years, range 37-93) with infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm who underwent EVAR between 1996 and 2010 using Zenith stent-grafts predominately. Of these, 567 patients [56 (9.9%) women] had both endograft limbs deployed in the CIA (1203 limbs at risk), while 94 patients [9 (9.6%) women] had at least 1 limb in the EIA (22 bilateral; 116 limbs at risk). An adjunctive bare metal stent was used in 8 (9%) limbs deployed in the EIA. Results: There were 31 limb occlusions, all unilateral: 17 (3%) patients in the CIA group had an occluded limb (1% of limbs at risk) vs. 14 (15%) patients in the EIA group (12% of limbs at risk; p<0.0001). The median time to occlusion was 3 months (0-60) in the CIA group and 1 month (0-36) in the EIA group. The majority of occlusions were treated by extra-anatomical revascularization, most often a femorofemoral crossover bypass. No legs were amputated following occlusion of a limb placed in the CIA, but there were 3 amputations in the EIA group (p = 0.003). Conclusion: Deployment of endograft limbs into the EIA led to a higher rate of occlusion and leg amputation. Increased tortuosity of the EIA and a smaller caliber vessel are likely to account for the increased risk.
Authors:
Allan M Conway; Bijan Modarai; Peter R Taylor; Tom W G Carrell; Matthew Waltham; Richard Salter; Rachel E Bell
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of endovascular therapy : an official journal of the International Society of Endovascular Specialists     Volume:  19     ISSN:  1545-1550     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Endovasc. Ther.     Publication Date:  2012 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-02-08     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100896915     Medline TA:  J Endovasc Ther     Country:  United States    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  79-85     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Vascular Surgery, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK.
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